Cross-tie and rail-fastening.



No. 718,238. PATENTED JAN. 13, 1903.

- A. B. ALLEN.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1902.

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AARON B. ALLEN, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

CROSS-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

$PEGIF1CATION forming part of Letters Patent No. (18,238, dated January 13, 1903.

Application filed May 1, 1902. Serial No. 105,444. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON B. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cross-Ties and Rail-Fastenings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

My invention appertains to rail-fastenings or securing devices adapted to hold the rail of a railroad-track in reliable engagement with thecross-tie, the cross-tie beingpreferably of metallic construction and consisting of a suitably shaped body having flanges adapted to cooperate with my attachment proper, as will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

The object of my invention is to make it possible to securely connect the rail and the tie in such a manner that said rail may be readily disengaged from its connection with the tie for the purpose of replacement or re pair.

Other objects andadvan ta'ges will be hereinafter made fully apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention complete as cooperating with the body portion of the rail. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing my securing device as cooperating with the meeting ends of the rail and illustrating a fish-plate interposed between the rail and my securing device. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of my invention complete as illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central section of my securing device removed from its connection with the tie. Fig. 5 is an end view of the tie and a transverse section of my securing device, showing a portion of the track-rail in side elevation, while Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the rail and a longitudinal section of my securing device as illustrated in Fig. 2, showing the fish-plate cooperating with the meeting ends of the rail.

Referring to the numerals upon the drawings which are employed to designate both the elements of my invention and cooperatingdevices, 1 indicates the tie of any preferred construction and preferably having the top portion or laterally-extending flanges 2, upon which the rail 3 of the track is designed to rest. In order to afford a seat for the body portion 4. of my securing device, I cut away a portion of the edge of the flange 2, as indicated by the numeral 5, in order that said body portion may be seated therein. The said body portion 40f my securing device proper is provided with the base-section 6 and upon its upper side withthe terminals 7 and8, the terminal 7 being of greater'ex tent or length than the terminal 8 in order that my securing device may be thus adapted to cooperate directly with the track-rail or will cooperate with said rail when a fish-plate is interposed between the securing device and rail. It is therefore clearly obvious that when there is no contiguous fish-plate the longer end 7 of' my securing device will be disposed so that it will rest directly in engagement with the rail itself and that where the meeting ends of two rails rest upon the tie and are secured together in theusual manner by the fish-plate 9 then the shorter end 8 will be disposed in direct engagement or contact with the fish-plate, whereby said rails will be reliably secured in their adjusted operative positions upon the tie.

My securing device 4 is provided with two vertically-disposed apertures 10 and 11, and since the body portion 4 is provided upon each side with a recess 12 I so dispose said apertures 10 and 11 that the locking-pin 13 disposed therein shallengage a semicircular recess provided in a contiguous part of the flange 2 of the tie, so that said pin will engage the semicircular recess provided in the flange, and thus hold "the securing device from casual displacement. When, however, it becomes desirable to remove the securing device, the pins 13 may be easily withdrawn from the apertures 10 and 11, and thus permit the securing device to be moved loosely out of its seat in the flange 2.

From the foregoing description it will be ICO vice or whether there may be an interposed fish-plate or rail-joint. It is obvious that the securing device 4; may have only one end shaped to fit the rail or fish-plate, the other end being simply rounded off, if desired. It therefore follows that my improved securing device may he cheaply and expeditiously manufactured in large quantities and that each one will be interchangeable with all of the others, so that any one may be quickly and easily replaced if from any cause this should become desirable.

While the cross-tie itself may be made in any preferred form, that form of construction presented in the drawings is thought to be most desirable, inasmuch as the base 14: is thus made coincident in extent with the top portion or flanges 2, thereby insuring that the cross-tie may be very securely and easily embedded or disposed in its adjusted position in the road-bed.

Inasmuch as various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, I desire in this application to comprehend all substitutes and equivalents that may fairly fall within the purview of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described rail-securing device comprising the body portion 4 having a base-section and a top portion said top portion comprising two oppositely-directed terminals of unequal length, said body portion being further provided with pin-receiving apertures extending through said body whereby the pin will be received by a recess in a contiguous part of the tie all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described rail-securing device comprising the combination of the tie having laterally-extending flanges upon its upper edge of the rail-securing device proper comprising the body portion 4 havinga basesection and a top portion said top portion comprising two oppositely-directed terminals of unequal length, said. body portion being further provided with pin receiving apertures extending through said body whereby when said body portion is seated in a recess formed in the edge of the tie the pins extending through said apertures will engage a portion of the edge of said recess and hold said body portion in place until said pins are removed, all combined substantially as specitied and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AARON B. ALLEN.

WVitnesses:

O. D. ALLEN, A. B. LowRIE. 

